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The Brookfield Township handbook

Living in Brookfield Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Brookfield Township comes from McLeod Cooperative Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Hutchinson Health, 14.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Brookfield Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Brookfield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from McLeod Cooperative Power Assn

McLeod Cooperative Power Assn (McLeod Cooperative Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 84.6% of Brookfield Township residents.

Start or move service: mcleodcoop.com · (320) 864-3148

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Brookfield Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Brookfield Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Brookfield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brookfield Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Brookfield Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Brookfield Township kids go to
PK–5Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Elementin Hector
6–12Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Secondain Hector

Brookfield Township is in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public Schools.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Brookfield Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Brookfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Brookfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Brookfield Township
55342Hector, MN82%7%
55314Buffalo Lake, MN15%2%
56228Cosmos, MN4%1%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Brookfield Township

Who provides electricity in Brookfield Township?

McLeod Cooperative Power Assn (McLeod Cooperative Power Assn), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Brookfield Township?

55342 (82%), 55314 (15%), 56228 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brookfield Township in?

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Brookfield Township?

In Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Renville County Courthouse. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet (FCC): pending.